When the husband of Xenia Petersburgskaya, the patron saint of St. Petersburg, suddenly died in the royal palace, Xenia assumed his identity, declaring that it was she who had died, not he. She then transformed into a holy fool. Through animated sequences, photos, and video recordings Becoming the Other explores Xenia’s life and deeds on the one hand, and the wicked intrigues of the tsarist regime on the other.